Prokaryotes (part 1) Flashcards
Average size of Prokaryote
0.2 - 1.0 micrometer x 2-8 micrometer
Calcifying nanoparticles
Nanobacteria
Structures found on meteorite fragment
Nanobes or Nanobacteria
Basic shapes of prokaryotes
Coccus
Bacillus
Spiral
Round but can be oval, elongated, or flattened on one side
Coccus
Example of coccus
Diplococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Rod-shaped
Bacillus
Examples of bacillus
Escherichia coli
Bacillus anthracis
Have one or more twists
Never straight
Spiral
Curved rods
Vibrio
Ex: Vibrio cholerae
Thick, helical shape, like a corkscrew, and fairly rigid bodies
Spirillum
A thin, flexible spiral
Spirochete
Ex:
Treponema pallidum
Leptospira interrogans
Unusual shapes
Fruiting bacteria Stalked bacteria Budding bacteria Filamentous Wall-less, pleomorphic Pleomorphic Fusiform/ spindle-shaped, filamentous Rosette formation
Example of fruiting bacteria
Myxobacter
Example of stalked bacteria
Caulobacter
Example of budding bacteria
Hyphomicrobium
Example of filamentous shaped
Cynobacteria
Actinomycete
Example of wall-less, pleomorphic
Mycoplasma
Example of pleomorphic
Rhizobium